Glass-clip-plug assembly.



W. C. BANDS.

GLASS CLIP PLUG ASSEMBLY..

APPLICATION FILED APR 17.1916.

1,243,445. Patented 001;. 16, 1917.

Z i l jkizzzzlm 13 WILLIAM ,0. BANDS, OF DETRGIT, MIGHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 BANDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, IILIGHIGAN, ACOEPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

GLASS-GLIP-PLUG ASSEMBLY.

Application filed April 1'7, 1916.

To all LUILOHL it may concern:

Be it known that I, TVILLIAM 0. Burns, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of lvlichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass- Clip-Flug Assemblies, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved glass clip plug assembly, and refers more particularly to a construction adapted for use in connection with windshields for automobiles or the like.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide an improved construction for locking in position the clip employed for holding for giving a finished appearance to the end of the frame tube; to provide a construction in which a relatively light securing member, such as a stamping or punching of any metal of the gage desired, may be employed; to avoid the necessity of pinning or riveting this securing member in position; to pro vide a construction which shall be less expensive than those previously employed for this purpose, and which will do away with the unnecessary weight of the solid metal plugs previously employed; to provide a construction in which the securing member is inserted through slots or holes punched opposite each other in the tube, in such a manner as to provide a ledge or shelf on the inner side of the tube; and in general to provide an improved and simplified construction of the character referred to.

The invention further resides in various features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will more fully hereinafter appear.

in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a corner of a wind-shield showing my invention employed therein;

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line tic-a? of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightly modified construction; and

Fig. at is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the construction illustrated in Fig. 3.

Describing in detail the particular einbodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, A designates the vertical tube of the frame, and B the glass panel, the edge Specification of Letters Patent.

the glass into position in the frame and Patented Get. 16, 191?.

Serial No. 91,670.

portion C of which is received in the groove D of the frame member. tube A. there is employed a glass clip E, which serves to both hold the glass into its position in the frame and to lend a finished appearance to the end of the frame tube.

In detail, this clip comprises a main body portion F adapted to fit over the end of the for the purpose of inserting a rivet or pin.

for holding the clip in position on the tube. This construction was not only expensive but since it is ci'lstomary to employ four of these clips on every divided windshield, considerable unnecessary weight is produced.

The present invention contemplates a corn struction in which the solid metal'plug done away with, and a relatively light stamping or punching H employed as the abutment member, which permits of screwing home into place the screw J which draws the clip into position on the frame. This stamping or punching H is first drilled and tapped or punched and tapped, and then inserted into the tube through apertures L and L punched on the opposite sides of the tube. In punching these apertures, the metal is forced inwardly so as to provide inwardly-projecting flanges M and M which receive the ends of the stamping or plug member H, and form a shelf or ledge upon which the latter rests. The clip member B is then slipped over the end of the tube A and the screw J screwed down through the stamping or plug member H so as to draw the clip member firmly into position. When thus assembled, the lower end of the clip member projects down beyond the plane of the apertures L and L, completely covering these apertures and the ends of the plug member and giving a finished appearance to the end of the frame.

In Figs. 3 and e, the construction is substantially the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that the main body portion F of the clip is circular in form to correspond with the circular form of the tube A. It is obvious that the shape of the plug will be governed by the inside shape of the tubi-it the end of the ing, and that the shape of the main body portion of the clip will be similarly governed. The tubing can, of course, be made in a variety of styles, such as round, square, oval, ear shaped, rectangular, etc. The invention, however, is not limited to any speeific shape or shapes or to any details of con struetion except as specified in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a glass clip plug assembly, the combination with a frame member having an apertured side Wall, or a glass clip having a portion fitting over the end of the frame member, a securing member for said glass clip and a plug member engaged by said securing member, said plug member being inserted through the aperture in the frame member and means for holding the plug member in position in the frame member.

2. In a glass clip plug assembly, the combination with a frame member having an apertured sid Wall, of a glass clip having a. portion fitting over the end of the frame member, a securing member for said glass clip and a plug member engaged by said securing member, said plug member being inserted through the aperture in the frame member, and said clip having a portion on tending down over the apertured portion of the frame member.

3. In a glass clip plug assembly, the combination With a frame member and a glass clip, and means for holding said clip in position includin a plug member positioned Within the frame member, means for secur ing the clip to the plug member, and a ledge projecting on the inside of the frame mem her for receiving said plug member.

4:. In a glass clip plug assembly, the combination With a frame member having slots formed opposite each other and the metal forced inward to provide a ledge or shelf on the inner side of the frame member, of a plug member inserted through said opening and resting on the ledge or shelf, a glass clip extending over the end or" the frame member and member adjustably securing said clip member to said plug member.

5. In a glass clip plug assembly, the combination with a frame member having oppositely positioned slots or holes, an inwardly extending projection on the inner side of the frame member, a plug member engaging said projection and a glass clip member having a portion extending over. the ends of the plug member in the assembled position or the parts and means for securing the clip to the plug member.

in testimony whereof I aiiin my signature.

WELLIAM C. BANDS.

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